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Ok, I have a desktop PC running Xubuntu 18.04 and Kodi is installed. I'd like to be able to SSH into that machine, from a Raspberry Pi running Raspbian, and launch Kodi so it appears on the desktop's screen, in the same way it would if I had clicked on the icon. Any ideas on hows I would go about it?
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- ssh in
- enter export DISPLAY=:0
- start kodi with kodi & (or with whatever command you start kodi with. Important is the " &" at the end of the command)
- press "ctrl+c" to bring the command line back
Now Kodi runs in background. You can check this via jobs. To get it back to foreground (if you haven't closed the ssh session yet), type: fg
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Awsome. That works perfectly, thanks. It was the "&" I was missing.
Now I have just got to work out how to get it to work with a voice command from Google Home.
HTPCs: 2 x Chromecast with Google TV
Audio: Pioneer VSX-819HK & S-HS 100 5.1 Speakers
Server: HP Compaq Pro 6300, 4GB RAM, 8.75TB, Bodhi Linux 5.x, NFS, MySQL
